Trait-anxiety and the Efficiency of Inhibitory Control in a Go/No-Go Task with Emotional Stimuli
Ansiedad-rasgo y la eficiencia del Control Inhibitorio en una tarea Go/No-Go con estímulos emocionales
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Anxiety, Inhibitory control, Emotion, Go/No-Go, ValenceResumen
This study examines how trait-anxiety influences inhibitory control in response to emotional stimuli of different valence, using a Go/No-Go task. Participants completed the STAI-R scale to assess their levels of trait-anxiety. Results showed significantly poorer performance in the No-Go condition when participants were presented with negatively valenced stimuli compared to neutral ones. This effect was more pronounced in individuals with high trait-anxiety, who had greater difficulty inhibiting responses to sad faces, while their performance with neutral faces did not differ significantly from the low trait-anxiety group. These findings suggest that trait-anxiety modulates the relationship between emotion and cognition, amplifying the interference of emotional stimuli with inhibitory control, probably due to a tendency to perceive such stimuli as more threatening. Taken together, the results highlight the influence of stable personality traits, such as trait-anxiety, on the regulation of cognitive responses to emotional stimuli. Future studies should further explore how different dimensions of anxiety and types of emotional stimuli interact with cognitive functions, using integrated methodological approaches that address both emotional and cognitive aspects of inhibitory control.Citas
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